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OHPS Uses ParentSquare!

Oak Harbor Public Schools uses ParentSquare for communication between home and school. ParentSquare provides a simple and safe way for everyone at school to connect. With ParentSquare you can:

  • Receive all school and classroom communication via email, text or app
  • Communicate in your preferred home language with automatic translation
  • Direct message teachers and staff
  • Have access to your school's documents and pictures/videos that come in your ParentSquare messages
  • Easily sign up to volunteer and/or bring items

Registering with ParentSquare allows you to customize your experience and verify that your contact information is correct.

  • Check your contact information on Skyward and make sure a cell phone number is listed in the second phone number line
  • Activate your account on the ParentSquare website.
  • Set your notifcation preferences
  • Mark your preferred language

ParentSquare Resources & Tips

Instant vs. Digest Delivery Preferences
Each individual can adjust their notification settings after logging in by clicking My Account from the upper-right corner dropdown and then Customize Your Settings under Notification Settings.

For new accounts without set preferences, Digest is the default setting for delivery. Digest means you will receive an email, text, and/or app notification once per day in the evening with all posts from that day.

If you would like to receive posts as they happen throughout the day, set your preferences to Instant. 

Note: If you choose to turn off all notifications, you will still be notified for emergency alerts and notices.

  • ParentSquare, is a new communication platform that will allow Oak Harbor Public Schools to unify all parent and guardian communication from the district, schools, classrooms and school activity groups under one umbrella. 

  • Please check your spam to see if any ParentSquare messages ended up there, and mark them as "Not Spam." Also add donotreply@parentsquare.com to your email contacts so your server recognizes our messages. If you still are not receiving emails, please contact support@parentsquare.com .

  •  No, your personal contact information can only be viewed by you and the admin associated with the account. It will not be shared externally to anyone and will be used strictly for communication purposes. 

  • It is recommended that each spouse have their own cell phone or email for emergency situations. However, if you and your spouse share an email address (or have provided the same email address for each of you in our parent contact records, only one spouse will be able to log in to ParentSquare using that email address.  The other spouse should use their cell phone number to log on or contact your school office to add an additional email address.

  • ParentSquare is the main source of communication for the district and schoolwide communication.but not all teachers are currently using it for classroom communication. Please speak with your teacher for more information.

  • Yes, parents and guardians can contact their child's teacher privately by using the direct messaging tool. On the home page, click on "Messaging" in the left sidebar. From here, you can send a direct message to your child's teacher that only you and the teacher can see. Ask  your teacher if you have questions.

  • ParentSquare will notify those contacts listed as a Primary Parent, Parent, Guardian within Skyward Family Access.  ParentSquare is an all-in-one platform that contains personally identifiable information for each student, therefore, we only engage with those designated contacts.

  • No. Sharing a password will allow a user to see personally identifiable information about the student. Since ParentSquare is an all-on-one tool, the information an end user would see would be attendance notifications, lunch balance information, direct messages, and report cards. Family members and community members are welcome to subscribe to our district newsletter and social media pages at www.ohsd.net/News.

  • No. Each contact has the functionality of creating their own private account. They will, however, see everything related to the shared student. They will NOT see contact information on the other parent.  

  • No. ParentSquare is not the main source for classroom assignments. However, teachers can utilize the platform to remind families and students on due dates if they choose. 

  •  It can take up to 24 hours for your contact information to be synced from Skyward to ParentSquare.

  • No, but you will not be able to customize communication to your preferences. If you do not do anything in ParentSquare, you will still receive communication as normal from the district and your school sites.

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